Aliquippa

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Jan 28, 2011 at 12:01 AMJan 28, 2011 at 11:10 AM

ĽCharges were filed against two Aliquippa residents following a fight at an Aliquippa mini-mart.

Caleb Johnston, 19, of 3327 Green Garden Road, was charged with possession of a prohibited offense weapon, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said they were called around 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 to the Circle K on Sheffield Road for a fight. Police said when they arrived they found Johnston with brass knuckles, marijuana and a bowl used for smoking marijuana.

Police said they then went to talk to Kayla Ashley Inge, 20, also of 3327 Green Garden Road, because Johnston had been in her vehicle when they arrived. A police dog that was on the scene detected drugs, and Inge gave police permission to search the car, police said. Police said they found a silver grinder used for grinding marijuana and a cigar tube containing a partially smoked marijuana blunt in the car. Inge was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

ĽAn Aliquippa man was charged after police said they were called to his home for people being threatened with a gun.

Gary Allen Hall, 38, of 217 Highland Ave., was charged with possession of a prohibited offense weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said around 6:30 a.m. Oct. 2 they were called to Hall's home for a report of a man threatening people with a .40-caliber handgun. Police found a gun in the living room, baggies with white residue in them and a pair of "sapp gloves," which are leather gloves with lead in the knuckle area, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

ĽA Beaver Falls man was charged by Aliquippa police after they said they found heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

William C. Thomas, 39, of 1513 W. 8th St., was charged with possession of altered documents, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension and driving a vehicle without a valid inspection.

Police said around 3:10 p.m. May 10, they were called to Woodlawn Road for a man acting suspiciously. Police said they found a spoon used for smoking cocaine or heroin, a hypodermic needle and a packet of heroin in Thomas's vehicle. Thomas also had two packets of heroin in his pocket, police said.

The vehicle inspection number on the inspection sticker of Thomas' vehicle didn't match the number on his vehicle, police said.

ĽA Moon Township man is facing drug charges after Aliquippa police stopped him for speeding through the city around 1:30 a.m. Sept. 9.

David A. Steigerwald, 45, of 201 Springer Drive, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and careless driving. Police said Steigerwald had a small package of cocaine and a glass crack pipe in his vehicle.

Blood tests showed Steigerwald had cocaine in his system, and he had a blood-alcohol content of 0.06 percent, police said.

ĽA Leetsdale man was charged with drunken driving, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while under license suspension by Aliquippa police.

David B. Fitzgerald, Jr., 45, of 615 Beaver St., was charged after the Sept. 3 incident in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue. Police said they saw Fitzgerald's vehicle with the entire front wheel on the curb. Fitzgerald was in the car with the driver's side door open, police said. They said Fitzgerald's speech was slurred and he was slow to respond to their requests. Police said they found a glass pipe in Fitzgerald's vehicle.

Police did not report the results of Fitzgerald's blood-alcohol content test.

ĽAn Aliquippa man was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana after a traffic stop at Calvert and Carmel streets in Aliquippa.

Police said they stopped Slade Alexander Unis, 23, of 716 Golf Course Road, Apartment 3, around 9 p.m. Nov. 20 for non-working tail lights. When they approached the car they could smell "an extremely strong odor of raw marijuana," according to the affidavit of probable cause. Police said Unis told them he had marijuana in his pocket.

ĽAn Aliquippa man whom police found lying unconscious on the ground was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and public drunkenness.

Police said around 4:30 a.m. Nov. 23 they were called to Highland Avenue near Wayne Street where they found Rafel Lawrence Norman, 30, of 1302 Irwin St., and he smelled of alcohol. Norman asked the office to take him home, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The officer told Norman he would give him a ride home, but he would have to check Norman for weapons first, the affidavit said. Norman agreed to the check, and police said they found marijuana on him.

ĽAn Aliquippa woman is facing theft and bad check charges stemming from an incident in February 2010.

Elise J. Brown, 41, whose last known address was 324 Larimer St., was charged in November by Aliquippa police. Police said Shawn Fuller, no age or address given, reported that he had given Brown $120 in cash with the agreement that he could use her credit card to pay a bill. The credit card Brown gave Fuller was bad, and as a result he owed more money on his bill.

Brown then wrote Fuller a check for $150, police said. When Fuller attempted to cash the check at Walmart in Center Township, they would not honor it because it was a bad check. A representative from the bank that issued the check told police Brown had altered the check.

ĽAn Aliquippa man was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Sheffield and Brodhead roads in Aliquippa.

Police said they stopped Joshua Reed Sheldon, 18, of 3882A Route 151, because he was driving without headlights. Police said they could smell marijuana, were given permission to search the vehicle and found a plastic container that smelled of marijuana.

ĽAn Aliquippa man was charged after city police said he was harassing employees and customers at the U.S. Postal Service office in Aliquippa.

Reuben J. Fuller II, 37, of 740 Sheffield Ave., Apartment 701, was charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct after an Oct. 5 incident at the post office. Police said Fuller touched and made lewd comments to a customer, Amy Ashleman, no age or address given, police said.

Window clerk Brooke Zupan asked the post office supervisor, Robert Williams, to call the police. Williams escorted the customer to the back, closed the door and went out front to try to stop any more customers from entering the building, police said. Williams told police he heard Zupan scream and went into the mailroom, where Fuller was chasing Zupan, who was pregnant at the time of the incident, police said.

ĽAn Ambridge man was charged by state police after a vehicle he was riding in was stopped by police.

Adam Joseph Helms, 22, of 147 Crestview Village, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said around 2:55 p.m. Aug. 2, the vehicle Helms was riding in was stopped because the driver was wanted on a warrant from Florida and was driving on a suspended license. Police said Helms had marijuana and rolling papers on him.

Police did not say who the driver of the vehicle was or what the warrant was for.

ĽAn Aliquippa man was charged after police said he got drunk, refused to leave a private club and proceeded to introduce himself to various police officers who were trying to get him to leave.

Police said they were called to the club for Patrick, who was unconscious, and then refused to leave. Patrick became aggressive as they tried to escort him from the club and then started approaching each police officer on the scene, shaking their hands and introducing himself, police said.

ĽAn Aliquippa man police said is a habitual offender for driving on a suspended license was charged again.

James Marvin Wilson, 23, of 531 Elizabeth St., was charged with possession of altered documents, driving under license suspension, driving without insurance, driving without proper registration and operating a vehicle without rear lights after a traffic stop around 1:45 a.m. Oct. 3 at 21st Street and Sheffield Road in Aliquippa.

Police said Wilson was driving a car with an Ohio license plate that was not registered for his vehicle. Wilson's license was suspended for a drunken driving-related charge, and he has been caught driving on a suspended license so many times he's considered a habitual offender, police said.

ĽAn Aliquippa woman was arrested on various charges after police said they received a call that she was stealing DVDs from a convenience store.

Police said that around 8 p.m. Dec. 2, a witness saw Senchisen steal DVDs from the Sunoco A-Plus station on Brodhead Road in Aliquippa. The witness followed Senchisen after she left the store and told police she hit a Dumpster. The witness got Senchisen's license plate number, police said.

Police said they went to Senchisen's home and found the stolen DVDs in her vehicle. Police said they searched the home and found a stolen purse and numerous items of drug paraphernalia including a crack pipe and hypodermic syringes with needles.

Senchisen refused to take a blood-alcohol content test, police said.

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